Photos: Highlights from ICFF 2010

CaptionInternational Contemporary Furniture Fair 2010

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Qlocktwo by Andreas Funk and Marco Biegert: The Qlocktwo tells time with words instead of numerals. The clever arrangement of letters spells out the hour "the same way people actually talk," Funk said. The LED backlight has a manual brightness control as well as a light sensor so the face can...

Qlocktwo by Andreas Funk and Marco Biegert: The Qlocktwo tells time with words instead of numerals. The clever arrangement of letters spells out the hour "the same way people actually talk," Funk said. The LED backlight has a manual brightness control as well as a light sensor so the face can... (Michael Nagle / For The Times)

Rook lamp from Blu Dot: Blu Dot co-founder and chief executive John Christakos calls the Rook lamp a happy accident. A chunk of wood -- part of a base for a floor lamp -- was abandoned in a work room. Someone randomly discarded a lampshade on top of that trash. Then someone else noticed: Hmmm,...

Rook lamp from Blu Dot: Blu Dot co-founder and chief executive John Christakos calls the Rook lamp a happy accident. A chunk of wood -- part of a base for a floor lamp -- was abandoned in a work room. Someone randomly discarded a lampshade on top of that trash. Then someone else noticed: Hmmm,... (Michael Nagle / For The Times)

Solar Queen from Kikkerland: It's the greenest wave in the royal family. The Solar Queen dutifully gestures to her subjects with a swiveling wrist powered by a miniature solar panel atop her black handbag.

Solar Queen from Kikkerland: It's the greenest wave in the royal family. The Solar Queen dutifully gestures to her subjects with a swiveling wrist powered by a miniature solar panel atop her black handbag. (Michael Nagle / For The Times)

Step from Design House Stockholm: The concept behind Karl Malmvall's new piece: With so much stuff crammed into closets, why buy an ugly stepladder that needs to be put away? Why not create a functional piece that looks good enough to leave out? His stepladder looks like steel but is made of...

Step from Design House Stockholm: The concept behind Karl Malmvall's new piece: With so much stuff crammed into closets, why buy an ugly stepladder that needs to be put away? Why not create a functional piece that looks good enough to leave out? His stepladder looks like steel but is made of... (Michael Nagle / For The Times)